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Now he's looking backward even further. He spent the last seven years immersed in the 17th century, working on a three-book series set during the scientific revolution. Certainly, The Baroque Cycle has scope: The ancestors of Cryptonomicon characters cross paths with Isaac Newton and his peers against a backdrop of several continents, a couple of wars, and one fundamental change in the way humans view the world. In the context of the 1600s, Stephenson examines the nature of money, the interdependency of Europe, and the consequences of transformative scientific advances.

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The man is smart!

Cryptonomicon is awesome. Now if only I could finish it!

[ August 27, 2003, 01:28 PM: Message edited by: Sho'nuff ]
 

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Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :
 
Amazon keeps pushing Neal Stephenson at me, so, after I get through my current book queue, I intend to give him a try.

Thanks for the link!
 

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Posted by Chade Fallstar (Member # 5581) on :
 
I'm about halfway through crytonomicon and it's great. I loved Snow Crash and Diamond Age. The new stuff sounds like it will be pretty cool.
 

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